Quito Magico a History Journey Flavors and Legends

Quito, Ecuador
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Duration3h - 5h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
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TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Quito is a magical city, surrounded by mountains and volcanoes, full of history, art and gastronomy. If you want to know the city from a local perspective this would be the perfect experience for you, you will learn from the social, political and economic context of the city, the art that surprises on every corner, while enjoying the traditional food of the city and learning Spanish and kiwcha.

What's included

  • Tasting Paccari chocolate, cinnamon, traditional candies, exotic fruits, paila ice cream and Ecuadorian snacks (wind empanada, Morocho or pristine)
  • In case you want to consume some kind of food or drink in the central market
  • The tip is optional and not included in the tour price

What to expect

  1. Plaza San Blas
    3m · Admission ticket included
    Meeting point
  2. Mercado Central
    40m
    Tasting exotic fruits, traditional and clean food (indigenous tradition to clean up bad energy)
  3. Basilica del Voto Nacional
    30m · Admission ticket not included
    The best view of Quito, and one of the tallest churches in South America, a bar inside and a 360 view from the condor tower, did you know it is the church of the end of the world?
  4. 5m · Admission ticket included
    Tasting of the most famous cocktail in Quito (Canelazo)
  5. Museo Camilo Egas
    20m
    Did you know that it was forbidden to paint indigenous people in Ecuador? Camilo Egas was the first artist to paint an indigenous man as the protagonist of a painting...
  6. Catedral Metropolitana de Quito
    7m · Admission ticket not included
    Baroque art with pagan symbols
  7. Palacio Arzobispal
    40m
    Tasting of caramels, drinks, snacks of the Sierra del País, and Andalusian patio
  8. Pass by
    Of the most modern buildings in the city
  9. Monumento a los Heroes del 10 de Agosto
    7m
    Massacre due to Quito's first independence
  10. Plaza de la Independencia (Plaza Grande)
    5m
    Monument of independence
  11. El Palacio de Gobierno
    7m · Admission ticket not included
    President's office, and the area where a major assassination happened
  12. Centro Cultural Metropolitano
    Pass by
    Art focused on social protest
  13. El Sagrario
    5m
    Monuments with indigenous physical characteristics
  14. Antiguo Banco Central del Ecuador
    Pass by
    Production area of the country's original currency before dollarization
  15. Fundacion Iglesia de la Compania
    25m
    Golden Church
  16. Plaza de San Francisco
    10m
    We will visit the most important square Quito, and here we will taste traditional paila ice cream in more traditional form, ice cream with cream cheese and cheese, have you tried it before?
  17. Paccari Casas De Experiencias
    40m · Admission ticket included
    The most famous chocolate brand in the whole country, the representative of the Spanish boat and the one that opened the doors to the international market, here we will have a chocolate destination.
  18. Iglesia y Convento de San Francisco
    40m · Admission ticket not included
    Here we will visit the oldest and most important church in artistic techniques in the country, did you know that in the convent there is the oldest brewery in the Americas?

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

In San Blas Square, between the monument to San Hermano Miguel and the Catholic Church San Blas, near the Restaurant Jumandy Organic Garden

End point

In San Francisco Square, right at San Francisco Metro Station and San Francisco Church

Additional information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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